Propaedeutical

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Propaedeutic \Pro`p[ae]*deu"tic\, Propaedeutical
  \Pro`p[ae]*deu"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ? to teach beforehand; ? before
     + ? to bring up a child, to educate, teach, fr. ?, ?, a
     child.]
     Of, pertaining to, or conveying, preliminary instruction;
     introductory to any art or science; instructing beforehand.


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